# Secret.get\_value

### Secret.<mark style="color:purple;">get\_value</mark>() → string

Returns the stored value of a secret as a string.

{% hint style="warning" %}
This method is currently only available from within a Redivis notebook. If your use case requires external access to secrets, please contact <support@redivis.com> to tell us more about alternate use cases.
{% endhint %}

### Returns

**string**

### Examples

```python
# secrets are case-sensitive
secret = redivis.user("my_username").secret("EXTERNAL_API_TOKEN")

# Avoid printing secrets, but rather pass them to other methods as needed
make_http_request("https://example.com/api", auth_token=secret.get_value())
```